122 WILD FLOWER PRESERVATION 



too necessary titles : ' ' This is a man, " ' * This 

 is a cow. ' ' 



Bare plants, however crumpled and faded, 

 have a certain interest for enthusiasts, but the 

 ordinary flower-lover does not appreciate 

 them ; so that if you want an attractive collec- 

 tion you must learn how to avoid brown Ane- 

 mones and green Buttercups and all other 

 freaks of this kind. 



When you have identified your plants and 

 decorated unfamiliar ones with name-tickets, 

 see that your press and all other necessities are 

 at hand. 



Unstrap and open the press; place two 

 sheets of drying-paper on the lower board. 

 Take a folder from the pile and write on it the 

 name and the date and place of collection of 

 the plant you are about to put in it, or, if you 

 are using numbers, the number under which 

 its record appears in your note-book. If your 

 folders are made of old newspapers and there 

 is no margin on which to write, this informa- 

 tion may be put on a separate slip of paper but 

 you must be careful not to lose or misplace it. 

 This done, place the open folder on the drying- 



